This comprehensive text provides the guitarist with material in the styles of the great jazz artists for study and analysis. Once memor- ized, the 2-4 bar phrases presented here become an excellent aid to ear training, and can be applied in ways that enhance one's own impro- vising ability. While written specifically for the gutiarist in standard notation and tablature, these licks and runs can be played by other treble-clef instruments to obtain the same goals and benefits.